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BMG NEWS 14 June 2017
www.bmg.vic.edu.au Volume 30 Number 16
Doctrina Vitae
Telephone: (03) 5366 4800 E-Mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL PHOTOS 2017-Term 3 2017 Tuesday 1, Wednesday 2 and
Thursday 3 August 2017 Group Graduation Photos for Year 6, Year 12 and School
Leadership Photos for Junior and Senior school will be taken on Tuesday 1 August. A full timetable is TBC.
The On Campus Uniform Shop has relocated to its new permanent home adjacent to the carpark and opposite the
Hospitality Centre.
FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL
END OF TERM TWO Friday 23 June is the last day of Term Two. Over the term break, maintenance staff has requested that lockers be cleared of rubbish and food scraps etc. A general clean up and maintenance of lockers will occur. Students are to clean their locker over the last week of term. Parents should also check school bags at the beginning of the term break to remove food items and uniform in readiness for the start of Term Three. The school day will finish at 3:15pm for the Senior School. (Normal dismissal time)
COMMENCEMENT OF TERM THREE Commencement day for students is Tuesday the 18 July. SEMESTER ONE REPORTS Currently, Senior School student’s descriptive reports are being collated and will be posted to parents during the first week of the Term Break. Please ensure read through reports, especially the descriptive comments and implement any suggested strategies for improvement in the Second Semester. Please make contact with teachers and/or Year Level Coordinators if you have any concerns that need to be addressed as a result of your child’s report.
Kevin Richardson Deputy Principal ‐ Head of Senior School
News in this Edition
From Head of the Senior School – Mr Kevin Richardson; Senior School Semester Reports, End of Term 2, Commencement of Term 3. From Head of the Junior School – Mrs Elizabeth O’Day; Junior School House Music, Vietnam Study Tour 1, Junior School Assembly, Sports Hub Term 3.
Positive Parenting
Music News – Violin and Piano opportunities 2018.
Developing Reading Skills
Scholastic Bookfair
BMG Annual Writing Comp and Premiers Reading Challenge, Book Day.
Junior School Vietnam Colouring Competition Winners
Host Families needed for Term 3 Japanese Exchange Students 26 July ‐ 4 August 2017
Year 9 Community Service Donations
Senior School Sports News
Senior Art and Homework Clubs
Career News General News
Health Centre – Direct contact number 5366 4873.
Bus, Camps and Excursion Fund – you may be eligible for funding if you hold a valid Healthcare Card.
Key Upcoming DATES
15 Jun Junior School House Music 16‐27 Jun Vietnam Study Tour 1 2017 19‐23 Jun Year 9F & 9G Duke of Edinburgh Expedition (Otways) 20 Jun Year 9D & 9E Leadership Program 21 Jun Junior School Assembly – Gymnasium 9.00am Year 9A, 9B & 9C Leadership Program 22 Jun Junior School Regional Cross Country 22‐23 Jun ICCES Winter Tour 22 Jun Interschool Chess Championships 23 Jun BMPSSA Winter Sport Day 23 Jun End of Term 2 ‐ normal dismissal times 24 Jun‐1 Jul Senior School New Caledonia Trip 26‐30 Jun Year 10 Work Experience Week. 29 Jun Studio Arts National Gallery Excursion 2‐10 Jul Senior School Singapore Sports Tour 18 Jul Term 3 Commences for students 19 Jul Western Water Incursion‐Prep 21 Jul Immunisations Years 10, 11 and 12 24‐26 Jul Year 8D, 8E, 8F and 8G Recreation Camp (Lake Dewar) 24 Jul Scholastic Book Fair (Two weeks duration) 24 Jul VCE Legal Studies Excursion – Magistrates Court 25 Jul Robotics Excursion‐Selected students 24‐26 Jul Year 8A, 8B and 8C Recreation Camp (Lake Dewar) 26 Jul Junior School Parent/Teacher Interviews 27 Jul Junior School Parent/Teacher Interviews 26‐28 Jul Outdoor Ed Alpine Expedition (Mt Buller) 28 Jul 100 days of Prep Celebration 31 Jul ICAS English Competition 31 Jul DAV Debating Round 5 1‐3 Aug School Photo Days (Timetable TBC) 2 Aug ICCES Cross Country 2 Aug Year 11 2018 Information Night 3 Aug JS AFL Girls Footy Team Day
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FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL
House Music‐Prep to Year 6 Bacchus Marsh Grammar will be holding this year’s Junior School House Music event on Thursday 15th June. We are pleased to announce that your child will be performing during the corresponding timeslot listed below. All co‐curricular ensembles will also perform throughout the day:
Junior School House Music – Thursday 15 June Venue: Wilson Hall
Year Levels Ensembles Timeslot
Years 3 & 4 Years 5‐8 Choir Years 2‐4 Choir
9:00am – 10:50am
Years 5 & 6 Junior Orchestra Junior Stage Band
11:15am – 12:45pm
Prep, Years 1 & 2
Years P‐1 Choir Suzuki Strings
1:35pm – 2:30pm
We would like to extend a warm invitation to parents, family and friends. Please do join us for what will be a wonderful performance opportunity for our up‐and‐coming young musicians. Students are to wear their normal uniform that they would wear to school on this day. Please contact Mr. Steven Bell with any queries. Vietnam Study Tour – June Group Twenty‐two Year six students and six staff will attend the Vietnam study tour leaving on Friday 16 June. The major focus of the study tour is the time spent at the Loc Tho Charity School and Orphanage. Our students will be delivering to the staff and students at the orphanage, care packs that have been assembled from a variety of donation sources. All fund raising for the Orphanage and Charity School will be donated to contribute to the building program at Loc Tho. Junior School Assembly The next Junior School Assembly will be conducted on Wednesday 21 June beginning at 9.00am in the Gymnasium. The following items will feature at this assembly:
2A and 2C Music Performance
2D and 2W Performing Arts Performance
3A and 3B Music Performance
3C and 3D Performing Arts Performance
P‐Year 1 Choir Performance
The following Year 6 students will be awarded their Junior School Colours: Khayle Forsyth Charlie Frederickson Abby Grahek Rosie Green Joshua Huxtable Ethan Marchington Ashleigh McGuire Evie Nathan Stacie Oakley Oliver O'Mahoney Riley Pittard Taylah Sladek Lachlan Sliwa
Sports Hub – Term 3 Due to the Co‐curricular program, which will continue to operate on a Wednesday after school during Term 3, there will be no sports hub on a Wednesday afternoon. Term 3 sports Hub will operate on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. More information will be distributed shortly. Elizabeth O’Day Deputy Principal ‐ Head of Junior School June 16– 27 Vietnam Study Tour One 21 Junior School Assembly
2A and 2C Music Performance
2D and 2W Performing Arts Performance
3A and 3B Music Performance
3C and 3D Performing Arts Performance
P‐Year 1 Choir Performance 22 Regional Cross Country Selected Students 22 Chess Tournament‐Selected Students 23 BMPSSA Winter Sport Day 23 Last Day Term 2 – 3.05pm dismissal (normal finish time) July 17 Staff commence for Term 3 18 Students commence for Term 3 19 Western Water Incursion‐Prep 24 Scholastic Book Fair (Two weeks duration) 25 Robotics Excursion‐Selected students 26 Junior School Parent/Teacher Interviews 27 Junior School Parent/Teacher Interviews 28 100 days of Prep Celebration 31 ICAS English Competition
HUBS PROGRAM
Please remember that we have a No Hat No Play policy for all children attending the Hubs Program who must have a spare hat to wear outside. Students participating in ball games in the Learning Hub must bring a spare top to wear over their uniform. Reminders for the Hubs Programs:
Students attending Sports Hub are reminded to pack a healthy snack such as fruit, vegetables or sandwiches to have after school and a named water bottle.
If your child is unable to attend either program please contact us via email, phone or text.
Parents must ensure to sign their child/children out when collecting from either the Learning or Sport Hub.
The Learning Hub and Sports Hub For each of these programs it is important and the parent/guardians responsibility to notify the program coordinators if there are any changes to your children's attendance on the day that they are to attend. This may be done by SMS to either related program on the following numbers:
The Learning Hub ‐ 0408 548 058 The Sport Hub ‐ 0428 315 081
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Please note these mobile numbers are not attended prior to 2.00PM each day. Prior to 2.00PM confirmation of absentees may be phoned through the main school number on 5366
4800. or
email the Learning Hub
Sports Hub activities for Term 2
Day Dates Activity
Monday Monday 19 June AFL
Tuesday Tuesday 20 June Touch Footy
Wednesday Wednesday 21 June Boot Camp
Thursday Thursday 15 June Thursday 22 June
Anything Goes
POSITIVE PARENTING NEWS
Positive Tools For Getting Your Kids To Listen Positive Labels Children are highly susceptible to the words of their parents. You probably remember words of your own parents said to you in the course of your own childhood. Labels (adjectives that describe personality) often have the most potent effect on a child’s development. For example, a parent calls his/her child ‘lazy’, the child absorbs this label into his/her permanent self‐concept. The label starts to influence the child’s behaviour and he/she starts to act like a ‘lazy’ person. The more the label is used the more ‘lazier’ he/she becomes. “But he/she is lazy” I hear you say. While this may be true, the negative label won’t help the child. It will in fact increase the problem behaviour because it is being reinforced. The child’s self‐concept needs to be organised around successful behaviours. How could you approach the ‘lazy’ behaviour in a more positive way? Maybe try a response like, “Hey you’ve got tons of energy ‐ use your energy to get out of bed right now and get going!” Every time the child displays a lazy behaviour, remind him/her that they have lots of energy. The child will eventually see him/herself as someone who has lots of energy as the word works on his/her conscious and subconscious mind. Try to change the negative to positive:
Instead of, “You are being rude/disrespectful”, try, “You
need to speak more respectfully to me before I can
listen”.
Messy becomes ‘neat and ‘clean’.
Dirty becomes ‘clean’ and ‘shiny’.
Loud becomes ‘quiet’.
Selfish becomes ‘generous’.
Careless becomes ‘careful’.
Late becomes ‘on time’ or ‘prompt’.
Try this: Imagine your child as a grown up. Write down 20 words that you would like to use to describe their personality (i.e. kind, generous, creative, organised, talented, smart etc). Whatever words you choose, try and use at least one of them daily when speaking to your child/children. Good times to incorporate this is when praising your child or when correcting his/her behaviour.
Adapted from: Chana‐Radcliffe, Sarah (2010) Raise Your Kids Without Raising Your Voice. BPS Books. New York, New York. Veronica Johnston
MUSIC NEWS
Violin and Piano instrumental music lessons at BMG. At Bacchus Marsh Grammar, we aim to provide students with rich and varied experiences. Would your child like to express their musical talent by learning the violin or the piano at the school? Limited places are filling fast for 2018, so if your child would like to take this opportunity, please enquire at the Administration Office or visit the school website where you will find further information and an Expression of Interest for Instrumental Music/Cancellation Form 2017. Robert Wrzaszcz Music Technical Coordinator
DEVELOPING READING SKILLS NEWS
How to Encourage Reading at Home: Explore Books – visit the local library and/or bookstores. Give your child as many opportunities as possible to find books and topics that interest them. Be an Example – Let your child see you read whether it is a newspaper, magazine, recipe or book. Think aloud regarding interesting facts, information, characters and your thoughts and evaluation of what you read. Make it Fun – Read with your child and discuss certain books, comics, articles. Research a range of interesting topics and complete book activities together. Pick “Good Fit” Books – A book that is a “Good Fit” book meets the following requirements: Is there an interest / purpose for the reading? Can your child understand and retell the story? Does your child know most of the words?
Alison Cummins Director of Reading Enhancement
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SCOLASTIC BOOK FAIR NEWS
BOOK FAIR IS COMING IN TERM 3!
WHERE: BMG Junior Library WHEN: Monday 17th – Friday 21st July (Class Book Looks only) Monday 24th – Friday 28th July (Book Fair will be open for sales) (open for Parent Teacher Interview nights) VOLUNTEERS WANTED: If you would like to help out at our sales desk before or after school in the second week of our Book Fair please contact either Mrs Diane Dunn (Book Club Coordinator) [email protected] or Mrs Feona West (Junior School Librarian) [email protected]. New and returning volunteers most welcome!
JUNIOR SCHOOL LIBRARY NEWS
Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge The Premier’s Reading Challenge is now open to all students from Prep to Year 10 and ends Friday 8 September 2017. The Challenge aims to promote a love of reading and builds upon the literacy programs already in place at School, as well as providing a wonderful way for parents to encourage their child to read and improve their literacy skills. It is not a competition, but a challenge to each student. The Challenge also encourages students to read more frequently and more broadly, with a wide range of authors and books making up the booklist. Futher details of the Challenge and the full list of books are available from the PRC website: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc Feona West Head of Junior School Library JUNIOR SCHOOL VIETNAM COLOURING COMPETITION NEWS
Congratulations and thank you to the wider BMG community for supporting the first group of the 2017 Vietnam Study Tours. The winning sheets will be displayed at the first assembly to be held in Term 3. Prizes will also be awarded at this assembly.
The colouring competition raised $519.10 with the winners selected by Nicole Heywood, Head of Art ‐ Years Prep to 8. Congratulations to: Prep Chelsea Persico Prep c Jasleen Sumra Prep A Grade 1 Avneet Kaur 1C Alina Zhang 1W Grade 2 Maira Zahid 2B Emy Emini 2B Grade 3 Sienna MacLennan 3D Joel Mitchell 3A Grade 4 Angel Malhotra 4A Jorja Adami‐Beer 4E Venuli Senanayake 4E Grade 5 Phoebe McMinimee 5A Chinmayi Potluri 5E Mischa Petilla 5D Grade 6 Annalise Nolta 6C Abigail Bradford 6A Apologies to the students who had their names spelt incorrectly in last week’s newsletter. Bianca Gordon YEAR 9 COMMUNITY SERVICE DONATIONS NEWS
The Year 9/10 Leadership Program which was introduced in 2015 and has given BMG students a wider variety of subjects and in addition the wider opportunity to grow and develop as an individual also.
An area of focus within the program is to create Responsible Citizenship ‐ a sense of Community, both within the school and with the wider community. During the last week of Term Year 9 students will be participating in a range of activities including community service.
Year 9 students are seeking the help of the BMG community with donations towards non‐perishable/canned foods (preferably soups) and Hygiene products eg; deodorant, soap, sanitary items, moisturisers, shampoo (both female and male) to create care packages that will be donated to the Neighbours Place in Bacchus Marsh and the Salvation Army.
The 'Food Train' and Boxes for hygiene products have been placed in the Administration Office until Friday 16 June. Your support with this project would be greatly appreciated.
Laura Edwards
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LOTE NEWS
HOST FAMILIES REQUIRED
The school is still in need of host families for our sister school visitors from Kumamoto who will be arriving next term. The students arrive on the 26 July and will depart on 4 August.
This is a great opportunity for families and students to get involved with our overseas programs. Host students are not required to study Japanese. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Please fill out the host family form attached to the newsletter and return it to school ASAP. Thank you
Michael Love
SENIOR SCHOOL – BOOK DAY NEWS
BOOK DAY All senior students will participate in a celebration of reading and literature on Wednesday 21 June. Students are permitted to wear an appropriate costume based on a literary character. Students must attend school in their PE uniform and change into their costume at school. A gold coin donation is welcomed and will be used to purchase books for underprivileged students. Students that choose not to attend in costume, must wear their full school uniform. Students will have the opportunity to sign up for Book Chats with their teachers, as well as enjoy reading sessions throughout the day. Enquiries about Book Day may be made to your child’s English teacher. “We lose ourselves in books, we find ourselves there too.” CAREERS NEWS
Edition 6 of the BMG Careers Newsletter is now available on the school website.
Alice Wu‐Tollis Careers & Course Counselling: Practitioner
SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS NEWS
“From the Gym”
ICCES Winter Tour The ICCES Winter Tour will once again take place in Shepparton on the final two days of term, 22 and 23 June. Athletes are busily training for teams in;
Basketball
Soccer
Hockey
And Netball The Winter Tour involves two days of competition and teams will stay over night in Shepparton. Notices for successful athletes will be distributed on team selection.
Andrew Perks Director of Sport SENIOR SCHOOL HOMEWORK CLUB NEWS
Senior School Homework Club! Senior School Homework Club is an after‐school club that is designed to assist students from Years 7 to 12 with their homework for an hour but it also teaches them organisational, prioritising and study skills to successfully prepare them for VCE and beyond. The club will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3.20‐4.20 pm in P14.
Sophia McQuillan, Manta Ramgolam and Fiona Davidson
HEALTH CENTRENEWS
HEALTH CENTRE The Health Centre is open between 8:30am and 5:30pm Monday to Friday. The direct phone number for the Health Centre is: 5366 4873.
If your child is unwell and is required to be collected, they must present to the Health Centre and parents/guardians will be contacted by a member of staff. Jo Stanley School Nurse
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CAMPS, SPORTS AND EXCURSIONS FUND NEWS
Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors, excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works and sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All are part of a healthy curriculum. CSEF will be provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you hold a valid means‐tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
Application forms are available in the office and on the School website. Please contact Kerryn Browne on 5366 4800 for further information.
UNIFORM SHOP NEWS
The On Campus Uniform Shop has relocated to its new permanent home adjacent to the carpark and opposite the
Hospitality Centre.
“ON CAMPUS” TRADING HOURS Mon & Fri: 12:30p.m. to 4:30p.m.
Wed: 8a.m. to 12noon Bacchus Marsh Grammar “On Campus Shop”
Phone: 5367 4072
RUSHFORDS TRADING HOURS
Mon‐Fri: 9a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Sat: 9a.m. to 1p.m. Shop1/13 Barnes Place, Werribee. Phone: 9741 3211 Fax: 9741 3155 Email: [email protected]
Term Dates 2018
Term 1 2018 Staff Day – ALL Staff Commence Monday 29 January Staff Day Tuesday 30 January Year 12 Development Day [at school] Wednesday 31 January Year 12 Classes Commence Thursday 1 February Year 7 Classes Commence Thursday 1 February Prep Commence Thursday 1 February Prep Reception Commence Thursday 1 February [8:45am to 12:45pm] Years 1-6 & Years 8-11 Commence Friday 2 February Labour Day Monday 12 March End of Term 1 Thursday 29 March ** Good Friday 30 March, Easter Monday 1 April, Easter Tuesday 2 April ** Term 2 2018 Staff & Students Commence Monday 16 April ANZAC Day Wednesday 25 April Queen’s Birthday Monday 11 June End of Term 2 Friday 22 June Year 10 Work Experience Week Monday 25 June to Friday 29 June
Term 3 2018 Staff Commence Monday 16 July Students Commence Tuesday 17 July Mid-Term Break Friday 17 August (no students – whole school) End of Term 3 Friday 21 September
Term 4 2018 Staff Commence Monday 8 October Year 12 Trial Examinations Monday 8 October (externally supervised at school) Students Commence Tuesday 9 October Mid-Term Break Monday 5 November Melbourne Cup Tuesday 6 November End of Term (Years 9 to 11) Monday 10 December (Years 9-11 only) End of Term (Years 5 to 8) Tuesday 11 December (Years 5-8) End of Term (Prep to 4) Wednesday 12 December (Prep -4 only) Staff Day Thursday 13 December
Staff Day Friday 14 December
V:1 – May 2017
BMG HOMESTAY ‐ HOST FAMILY PROFILE
Date of Visit: 25 July ‐ 3 August 2017
The purpose of this form is to collect personal information from families who are applying to host an exchange student to effectively match host families with exchange students and for
record keeping purposes.
## Japanese Student name: ________________________________________________
Please print clearly.
Surname Father’s name Mother’s name
Address Suburb Post code State Phone number (Hm)
VICTORIA
Father’s Occupation Mobile/Work number
Mother’s Occupation Mobile/Work number
Email address: Privacy Collection Notice Under the Privacy Act (the Act) Bacchus Marsh Grammar is required to provide you with certain information as to how we protect your privacy and how we comply with the requirements of the Act and the 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APP’s). This information is set out in our Privacy Policy which is available on the Bacchus Marsh Grammar public website (www.bmg.vic.edu.au) and also available upon request in hard copy from the Bacchus Marsh Grammar office.
PARENT/S SIGNATURE:
Children living at home
Name (Host child’s name first)
Age Gender Year level at BMG
Interests/Hobbies/Job
Other general information. Is there anyone else living with the family. (please circle) YES/NO If YES please specify._______________
Will the student have his or her own room? (please circle) YES/SHARE
Is there anyone in the family who smokes?(please circle) YES/NO OUTSIDE or INSIDE
Do you have pets? Dogs/cats/birds/fish/rabbits/horses/etc. (please circle relevant pet)
Where are they kept? (please circle) OUTSIDE or INSIDE
Have you hosted before? (please circle) YES/NO
Have you had a recent police check? (please circle) YES/NO
Do you have a working with children check? (please circle) YES/NO Number_____________________
How do you get to school? (please circle) BUS CAR WALK
If by bus what is the name and/or colour? ______________________
Do you have a preference for a male/female host student? (please circle) MALE FEMALE
Any further information that may be relevant? ___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ## To be filled in by the coordinator.
Thank you, Michael Love Please return form to Main Office. Thank you.